Razor-strop holder.



A. M. SIMS.

RAZOR STROP-HOLDER.`

APPucATIoN man 1uLYa1. 1914.

. Patented June 13, 1916.

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i STATES PA GFFICE.

Razon-suino? HOLDER.

Speecation of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31, 1914. Serial No. 854,286.

To all whom. t may concern:

Be it known that ANDREW M. SIMS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Francisco, county of San Francisco, and State of California, (whose post-o'liice address is San Francisco,) prays that Letters l Patent may be granted to him for Improvements in Razor-Strop Holders set forth in the annexed specification.

This invention relates to improvements in razor strop holders and has particular application to a yieldable strop holder.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide a razor strop holder of the class described whereby the strop will be permitted to give or yield under the pressure of the razor blade in the stropping operation so that the razor blade may be stropped evenly and uniformly.

It is also my purpose to provide a razor strop holder which will embrace the desired features of simplicity, efliciency and durability, which will operate efficiently and-effectively for its intended purpose and which may be manufactured and marketed at a minimum expense. f

I'Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a razor strop holder constructed. in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the holder. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the support is made.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, 1 designates a support formed of a single sheet of metal i). bent upon itself approximately centrally of its ends as at 3 to form an end wall 4 and side walls 5, 5 projecting outwardly from the end wall 4 at right angles to the latter and spaced apart in parallelism. Formed integral with the outer ends of the side walls 5, 5 are clamping plates 6, 6 respectively offset inwardly from the respective side walls and designed to receive and frictionally engage one end of a razor strop S. In the present instance, the clamping` plates 6, 6 are formed with alining openings registering with an aperture in the strop S and through these registering openings and aperture is passed a clamping bolt 7 vhaving a head on one endl andthe remaining end portion threaded to receive a clamping nut 8 whereby the inner surfaces of the clamping plates 6 may be brought into binding engagement with the end portion of the razor strop between such plates.

Formed in the end wall 4 approximately centrally thereof is an opening 9 an through the opening 9 is passed a shank 10 having the outer end thereof formed with an eye 11 designed to receive a hook, nail or other support.v In the present instance, a nut 12 is threaded onto the inner end of the shank 10 and encircling the shank 10 between thevnut 12 and the inner surface of the end wall 4 is a coiled expansion spring 13 having the opposite ends thereof disposed within and bearing against cups 14, 14 disposed, respectively, adjacent to the nut 12 and end wall 4 and forming bearings for the ends of the spring 13. In the present instance, the material from which the support is formed is stamped to provide wings 15, 15 formed integral with the end edges of the wall 4 at right angles to the walls 5 and these wings are bent at right angles to the end wall 4 and coperate with the walls 5 to inclose the shank 10, spring 13 and cups 14, the side walls 5 and 15 forming a dustproof housing for the spring and associated parts.

In the use of the device, the eye 11 is passed over a hook, nail or other support and the free end of the strop S grasped with one hand of the user. The razor blade is now moved back and forth over the strop S in the usual manner and as the blade is forced against the strop under pressure in the stropping operation the support composed of the side walls 5, end wall 4, clamping plate 6 and walls 15 moves along the shank 10 against the action of the spring 13 so that the pressure of the blade on the strop will remain uniform irrespective of the pressure on the blade, thereby insuring the even and uniform stropping of the blade. I claim:

A razor strop holder comprising a ,support formed of a single 'sheet of metal bent upon itself centrally to form an end-wall and side walls depending from said end wall parallel with each other, clamping plates formed on the lower ends of said side walls and offset inwardly from the `Patented June 13, 1916. i

respective side Walls to receive one end of Signed at San Francisco, in the county of the strop, Wings formed integral with the ASan Francisco, and State of California, l0 edges of said end .Wall at right angles to this 13th day of July, 1914.

said side Wall and depending from said end Wall and coperating with said side Walls ANDREW M' SIMS to form a closed casing, and resilient means Witnesses:

Within the easing so formed for supporting C. D. OCONNOR,

the strop holder. J. P. SEGATAS.

@epilee ef this praten@ my M ebtime far ve cents each, by addressing; the "Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

